By Sam WallerAlbany’s cross country runners made their second outing of the season on Sept. 7 at the Eula Cross Country Meet.In the varsity girls division, Briley Tabor finished 37th in a field of 158 runners, covering the two-mile course in 14 minutes, 8 seconds.

By Sam WallerThe Albany Lady Lions moved up to No. 11 in the Texas Girls Coaches Association Class 2A volleyball poll after sweeping a pair of Class 1A opponents in District 6-2A competition.The Lady Lions improved to 18-3 overall by defeating Moran 25-12, 25-8, 25-12 at Moran on Sept. 7, then beat...

By Sam WallerThe Albany Lions were looking to clean up the mistakes that hampered them in their season opener against Dublin when they made their second outing of the season last Friday.While there were still a couple of bumps along the way, the Lions took care of business well enough to defeat the...

By Sam WallerThe Moran Lady Bulldogs dropped both of their varsity volleyball matches, while the junior high team opened its season last week.On Aug. 31, the Lady Bulldogs lost 25-18, 25-19, 25-20 at home to Gustine.“They showed a lot of improvement from when we played Gustine Aug. 17,” coach Jo...

By Sam WallerThe Moran Bulldogs showed some improvement last Friday in their second outing of the football season, but not enough to avoid a 51-6 loss to Class 1A Division I opponent Evant in their home opener at Bulldog Field.“There was a little progress,” Moran coach John Hughes said.

By Sam WallerAlbany Junior High School football teams opened their seasons last Thursday against Dublin.The Cubs eighth grade team won 40-8, while the seventh grade engaged in a controlled scrimmage with Albany posting a 3-0 scoring advantage.In the eighth grade game, Shawn Keen and Huffman Heatly...

By Sam WallerSeven Albany athletes opened the cross country season Sept. 1 by competing at the Haskell Cross Country Meet.“This first meet gave the kids a chance to see where they are and where they need to be as far as conditioning and pace,” Albany coach Tate Thompson said.

By Sam WallerThe team of Walker and Anderson cruised to a six-stroke victory Sunday in the Championship Flight at the annual Albany Labor Day Golf Tournament.Walker and Anderson posted a two-day score of 120 to finish ahead of Channer and Everett (126) and Barton and Owens (127).A total of 40...

By Sam WallerThe Albany Lions junior varsity football team defeated Dublin 44-6 last Thursday at Robert Nail Memorial Stadium to improve to 2-0 on the season.Lute Wheeler passed for three touchdowns, and Ashton Bailey scored three times, twice on punt returns.

By Sam WallerAlbany’s junior high volleyball teams opened their seasons Aug. 31 by sweeping their respective matches at Woodson.The seventh grade Lady Cubs got things started with a 25-13, 25-17 victory.Amber Miramontes was high server with 18 points, followed by Charlee Hefner with five, Zayne...